The Imperial Age with the Resurgence of Han Style

Chapter 10 How bumpy the journey is ([-])
As night fell, the noisy sounds of fighting and gunfire gradually fell silent.The afterglow of the evening shone diagonally in this narrow valley through the gaps between the mountain peaks. A gust of cold wind blew in, bringing a desolate coolness and blowing away the diffuse smoke.

Li Yanliang sat on the side of the carriage and looked at the blazing bonfire not far away. Several soldiers were holding a large iron pot and cooking dinner. The rich fragrance exuded and made the hungry stomach wriggle. .

In fact, the fighting that lasted from noon to evening was not intense at all. Compared with the fighting on Hormuz Island, Qishm Island (Qeshm Island) and other islands a few months ago, the intensity was undoubtedly lower. Much more.

The arrogant and ridiculous "horse thieves" tried to intimidate them, break their will to resist, and disintegrate their fortifications by using cavalry to attack the vehicle formation and continuously throwing arrows.

When the sniper rifles with ultra-long range knocked down more than a dozen "horse thieves" one after another, the other party immediately stopped this clumsy equestrian performance and did not dare to approach the car formation again. They just shouted and cursed from a distance.

It is obvious that although this group of "horse thieves" is large in number, numbering more than a thousand, their weapons are relatively backward. Except for a few muskets, most of them are armed with swords, spears and other cold weapons. Some infantry are even only equipped with Wooden spears and sticks.

If not, fearing that the opponent would have hundreds of cavalry, more than 200 army officers and soldiers would have rushed out and killed the daring "horse thieves" in one fell swoop.

"Don't these thieves want to trap us here?" Zhu Yixin, the second platoon leader and second lieutenant, sat down next to Li Yanliang and handed him a piece of roasted horse meat. , "Tell me, if the nearby Persian army hears the letter, will they rush over to rescue us?"

"Do we still need the Persian army to rescue us?" Li Yanliang took the barbecue and took a bite. Well, the meat was a bit thick, and the spices were a little lacking. There was a faint meaty smell, but he still swallowed it in one bite. .

"Although those thieves are not difficult to deal with, they have hundreds of cavalry. Look, they are relatively tough. Once we break away from the car formation, we may suffer big losses. ...What, you have a way to deal with those cavalry? ?”

"No." Li Yanliang looked at the barbecue in his hand, hesitated for a moment, lowered his head and took another bite. While chewing hard, he glanced at the position of the battalion commander, "But I believe that the battalion commander and the staff officers The officers must have a way to solve the current situation they are facing. After all, our temporary camp has no water source and will not last long."

"What method?...Night attack? But we don't bring artillery!"

"Most of them will use tactics such as night attacks." Li Yanliang said: "As for how to implement it, we will just follow the order when the time comes. ... Sometimes, artillery may not be used to break the enemy's formation and ultimately defeat the enemy. "

"You graduates from the Daxing Army School don't seem to be very superstitious about the power of artillery." Zhu Yixin said with a smile: "Moreover, you always like to use novel tactics in battle formations to defeat the enemy in front of you by taking them by surprise. .You know, in the vast majority of cases, in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are not worth mentioning!"

"You, the students of the Jianye Army School, sometimes rely too much on heavy weapons such as artillery." Li Yanliang retorted unceremoniously: "So that, many times, we don't know how to fight. For example, like now Normally, you can only sit in the traffic jam."

"Then tell me, if we don't have artillery now, how can we defeat the bandits in front of us?... Don't talk about launching a bayonet charge. As long as the cavalry keeps distance from you, you can't even touch other people's sides!"

"Those bandits outside have cavalry, but it's not like we don't have horses and camels."

"Are you crazy? Those cavalrymen outside look like veterans on horseback. If we ride horses and camels to fight with them, we will simply die!"

"Do we have to ride horses and camels to fight in battle?" Li Yanliang smiled, "Didn't your class at Jianye Army School tell you about the example of Qi general Tian Dan defeating the Yan army with the Fire Ox Formation in the Warring States Period?"

"We don't have fire cows..." Zhu Yixin was about to laugh at the other party when he suddenly thought of something. He stared straight at Li Yanliang for a while and said with a wry smile: "Yes, our Qi Army adopts this method." There are many tactics and examples of defeating the enemy face to face. ...Hey, damn it, why didn't I think of that? Do you think the battalion commander and those staff officers thought of the same method as you? "
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The sky was already getting slightly brighter. Malik Mahayad looked at the still silent temporary camp in front of him and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

After all, that caravan was too cautious, or too timid, and did not take advantage of the cover of night to launch a surprise attack on them to get out of the predicament of being besieged by them. It was really disappointing.

Could it be that they were planning to spend a few days with themselves in this valley with a temporary car array?

Don't forget that the only water source in this area is occupied by them.How will they deal with the lack of water once they are locked in a prolonged standoff?If you are hungry, you can eat some dry food you carry, or slaughter horses and camels. If you are thirsty, can you still rely on drinking horse blood to survive?Humph, these caravans are desperate for life and death, and they are bent on seeking death, so let’s help them in the end!
"Go back to camp!" Malik Mahayad ordered bitterly.

After a night of ambush, more than 400 tribal cavalry were already exhausted. After hearing Malik's order, they all breathed a sigh of relief and galloped toward the camp.

Last night, the big leader believed that the caravan guards would definitely attack them at night. In addition to setting up various defensive measures in the camp, he also ambush all the cavalry in full gear in a nearby mountain col, hoping to catch the opponent by surprise. , if you are lucky, you may be able to break through the opponent's car formation in one fell swoop, thus annihilating this arrogant caravan.

But who would have thought that in the cold night of early winter, after they had worked hard all night, the opponent remained stationary and did not make any move to counterattack. This made all the tribal cavalry extremely disappointed.The temperature in the mountainous area at night was extremely low, and in order not to expose their target, they did not dare to move around at will, so they could only stick close to the war horse to get a little warmth.After one night, almost everyone's limbs were stiff from the cold, their noses were running, and they were miserable.

After receiving the order to return to camp, the cavalrymen couldn't help but tap their horses' bellies with their feet and trotted all the way towards the camp.

Make a fire to cook, have a sip of hot soup, and then curl up in a warm tent for a good night's sleep.Come to think of it, the caravan guards didn't dare to attack at night, and they didn't even dare to come out during the bright day.

As the cavalry returned one after another, the entire camp suddenly became agitated. The tribal soldiers who were ready for war also lowered their alert state and either started cooking pots to prepare breakfast, or got into the tent and fell down on the straw mat. Go up and fall asleep soundly.

"...The enemy is attacking!"

"Alert!...Alert!"

"Enemy attack!"

Malik Mahayad returned to the camp. Not long after he lay down in the tent, he heard urgent warning sounds and shrill shouts from outside. He jumped up, picked up his machete, and started to fight. Came out of the tent.

The camp was in chaos, with countless tribal soldiers scurrying around like headless flies. Some vigilant cavalry had already mounted their horses, controlling the horses while stepping on the stirrups, looking up and looking around.

"Master, the caravan is attacking!" A close guard led the war horse to Malik Mahayad and asked him to mount the horse immediately. "They are riding horses and camels and have already rushed over!"

"Don't panic!... All the cavalry will attack with me!" Malik Mahayad got on his horse, waved the scimitar in his hand, and shouted loudly: "The caravan guard only has a few hundred people, far less than our army. Brave Warriors, raise your scimitars and follow me to chop off their heads and seize their endless wealth! ... God bless us!"

Malik Mahayad led the more than two hundred cavalry who had gathered in a hurry and rushed out of the camp. He saw a group of "cavalry" running from the direction of the caravan formation.

The first carriage turned out to be more than a dozen carriages, lined up in a row, and the carriages towed behind them had been ignited. The hot flames drove the horses towards them like crazy. In an instant, they crashed into the oncoming carriage. The cavalry formation arrived.

Malik Mahayad controlled his horse and barely gave way to a speeding "fire" car. When he was still in shock, he suddenly saw more than a dozen black things falling in the air. When he came down, before there was any reaction, several violent explosions sounded, and shrapnel immediately scattered in all directions. He only felt a heartbreaking pain in his legs. Then, the war horse neighed and dragged him forward. Run.

The carriages dragging huge flames, the horses frightened by the explosions, and the camps that were set alight one after another caused the entire "horse thieves" team to become chaotic and spread to the camps behind them faster.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

Not even a moment later, the sound of muskets and shouts began to sound everywhere, causing the chaotic situation to fall into an irrepressible collapse.

(End of this chapter)